Word: caco
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...sent to Haiti. He missed the War because of a compound fracture of the arm, but had plenty of fighting against Haitian bandits, rose to be a Marine sergeant with rank of lieutenant in the native gendarmerie. A crack shot, he personally potted many a Caco (bandit), but in off hours he made friends with the peaceful natives, did many queer, unsoldierly things, such as acting as emergency midwife and going to voodoo meetings. Several times he visited the island of La Gonave, which had a bad name but attracted Sergeant Wirkus. He put in for the post of resident...
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